The Balkans

Swimming in the sparkling blue waters of the Adriatic sea, admiring the facades of a Roman fortress city centre, gorging on traditional Dalmatian cuisine and sunbathing on the beach – doesn’t this make for a tantalising itinerary?

Large historic man-made pieces of architecture tend to be a major tourist drawcard for most cities and Mostar is no different. Often referred to as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s “cultural capital”, it’s the majestic reconstructed Stari …

Some scars take longer to heal while others never fade. And in our lifetime, those who survived the bloody horrors of the Bosnian War throughout the 1990s (subsequent to the breakup of the former Yugoslavia) …